Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Course Description
String Techniques is a group instruction course designed to acquaint the student with the basic skills necessary for the playing and teaching of violin, viola, cello, and bass. Students will learn assembly and care techniques, develop fundamental technical skills, and acquire a basic knowledge of string pedagogy and performance including posture, hand position, tone production, bowings, fingerings, literature, methodology, and resources.
Recommended Citation
Swayze, Kathleen, "MUS 252 String Techniques Swayze Spring 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 546, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/546
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Student Outcomes
Through a variety of in-class activities and outside assignments, the students will: • Explore and evaluate repertoire, textbook series, and materials appropriate for use in instrumental music classrooms involving string students; • Acquire a rudimentary understanding of the pedagogy of string performance, including posture, hand position, tone production, bowings, fingerings; • Prepare, teach, and evaluate music lessons directed toward the development and refinement of string performance skills; • Understand the principles of tone production on string instruments, including construction and acoustical properties; • Acquire knowledge and techniques necessary for the proper care and storage of string instruments; • Develop techniques for performing on string instruments, including violin, viola, cello, and bass; and, • Acquire skills necessary to competently arrange and compose music for young string instrumentalists.